Treasure Hunt With Fine Motor Skills Ice Melting Science

Try a treasure hun fine motor activity for practicing fine motor skills! Plus it’s fun science and sensory play which means it is super fun for young kids. Fun fine motor activities are the way to go when I want to get some fine motor practice in with my sun. What kid won’t love an icy treasure hunt fine motor activity? I know my son loves these awesome ice melting activities!

ice tower filled with treasures for our treasure hunt (see below on how to make one very easily)!

lots of warm water!

bin to hold it all in so you contain the water!

Take an empty milk cartons and cut off top so you have an open box. Add a couple inches of water and a few treasures. Freeze completely and repeat the process until you reach the top. This allows for an even distribution of treasures! The picture below is from our junk drawer ice tower!

ICY TREASURE HUNT FINE MOTOR PLAY

Get your fine motor tools ready and go on a treasure hunt! For our treasure hunt I froze pirate coins, fake jewels, trinkets and a necklace. In the center I froze a very large “diamond” that we picked up at the dollar store.

Let The Treasure Hunt Begin!

Eye droppers are fun! He likes to use them to make holes in the ice! Great for working the fingers!

A squirt bottle is also excellent for hand strength and coordination. They can be a little tricky to master but a great accomplishment. Of course, spraying the ice doesn’t melt the ice fast!

His absolute favorite is the squeeze bottle! Squeezing is a great hand strengthening activity and yes, melts ice the fastest!

He discovered the large gem in the middle so he wanted to find his way into the center right away. Eye droppers are great for getting into small spaces. He had to cordite his hands and work on precision to get the water to go where he wanted it to go.

Finally! the squeeze bottle found it’s way to the big treasure and it was swiftly freed!